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AM/NS India JV Plans US$5 Billion Investment to Boost Capacity

29 September 2022 - The planned investment, which will include two new blast furnaces, is expected to increase crude steel capacity by 6 million metric tons per year at the Hazira facility, according to the Reuters news agency.

Nucor Announces Construction of Two New Galvanizing Lines

28 September 2022 - A 500,000-ton-capacity galvanizing line will be constructed at Nucor Steel–Berkeley in South Carolina, with another to be constructed in the western United States, the company announced today.

Siderúrgica Huachipato Signs On for Digitalization Project With SMS digital

27 September 2022 - SMS digital has entered into an agreement to provide a package of advanced digital services for the Siderúrgica Huachipato’s Talcahuano facility in Chile to help the company achieve efficiency cost savings.

LIBERTY Ostrava Plans CZK 88 Million Investment to Reduce Sinter Plant Dust Emissions

27 September 2022 - The investment will include the installation of a new exhaust pipeline at LIBERTY Ostrava’s sinter plant north, aiming to reduce fugitive emissions by around 46%.

Paul Wurth To Install First Stamp-Charged Coke Battery in Japan for JFE Steel

27 September 2022 - Japan’s JFE Steel Corp. has tapped Paul Wurth IHI to supply a new stamp-charged coke oven battery at its Fukuyama works, marking the first time the technology will be installed in the country.

Danieli Provides Electromagnetic Stirrers in Brazil

26 September 2022 - Brazilian steelmaker Aço Verde Brasil tapped Danieli for new in-mold electromagnetic stirrers in its continuous casting machine, according to the equipment supplier.

Swiss Steelmaker Taps AMI Automation for Electrode Regulation System

26 September 2022 - Stahl Gerlafingen contracted AMI Automation to upgrade the electrode regulation system (ERS) for its secondary steelmaking process, which the equipment supplier completed earlier this year.

Report: Middle East, North Africa Has Potential to Be Green Steel Leader — If It Acts Fast

22 September 2022 - The Middle East and northern Africa (MENA) could be a world leader in green steel production, if it makes prompt investments in renewable energy and green hydrogen, according to a new report from the U.S.-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Nucor Begins Pursuit of LEED Certification for New Plate Mill 

20 September 2022 - Nucor Corp. has formally declared its intention to seek LEED certification for its Brandenburg, Ky., USA, plate mill, the company said on Tuesday. 

Hyundai Steel Reports Successful Trial of Low-CO2, High-Strength Steel

16 September 2022 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. said it has successfully produced 1-gigapascal steel sheet using an electric arc furnace (EAF). 

Tata Steel Partners With Hatch on IJmuiden Process Route Conversion 

15 September 2022 - Engineering and management consultancy Hatch Ltd. is joining Tata Steel’s effort to produce hydrogen-reduced iron and green steel at its lJmuiden plant in the Netherlands. 

Danieli Contracted for BF Stove Repairs 

15 September 2022 - Tata Steel has again tapped Danieli for blast furnace stove repairs at the steelmaker’s Port Talbot Works in the United Kingdom, reaffirming a relationship between the two. 

voestalpine Turns to Primetals Technologies for Galvanizing Line Revamp

13 September 2022 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize the Nos. 3 and 4 hot-dipped galvanizing lines at its Linz facility in Austria, the equipment builder has announced. 

thyssenkrupp Greenlights DRI Plant 

08 September 2022 - thyssenkrupp will proceed with construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction plant at its Duisburg plant in Germany, the company said on Thursday. 

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for Ladle Furnace

07 September 2022 - Mexico’s Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. (TYASA) has ordered a twin-ladle furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment manufacturer reports. 

AIC Completes Rolling Mill Automation Project

07 September 2022 - Automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up installation of a new automation system for a stand in a Gerdau rolling mill. 

ArcelorMittal Idles Two European Blast Furnaces

07 September 2022 - Softening demand and rising energy prices are prompting ArcelorMittal to idle two of its blast furnaces in Spain and Germany, according to a report. 

Deacero Awards Plant Modernization Contract  

01 September 2022 - Mexican long products maker Deacero has contracted Danieli to upgrade the meltshop and rolling mills at its Celaya plant. 

JFE Steel Plans Multi-Billion Investment in Low-CO2 Steel

01 September 2022 - Japan’s JFE Steel is prepared to invest the equivalent of US$7.2 billion to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, in part through building electric arc furnaces, according to the Reuters news service.

POSCO, Primetals Technologies Partner Up on Hydrogen DRI Plant

01 September 2022 - Primetals Technologies and POSCO will work together on developing a green steel demonstration plant using hydrogen reduction.